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Annie Smyth

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Annie Smyth (1878–1942) was a notable New Zealand Salvation Army officer and missionary to Japan. She was born in Kaiwharawhara, Wellington, New Zealand in 1878.[1] She was murdered in Wairoa, along with her sister Rosamond, by Leo Hannan, a self-confessed serial killer.[2]

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  1. ^ Young, Sherwood. "Annie Smyth". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  2. ^ Johnston, Martin (22 April 2018). "NZ serial killers' first victims unnoticed for 13 days in home". The New Zealand Herald.